Tag: computers
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Badtimes Computer Virus
If you receive an email with the subject titled “badtimes”, DELETE it immediately. Do not open it. Apparently this email contains a virus that will do all these things to anybody who dares to click on it. It will not only erase everything on your hard drive, but it will delete anything on disks within…
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Fake ABSOLUT Hacker Screenshot
Screen shot of hacking like a Absolut bottle logo.
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Guide to computer talk before the internet
When I went to college in the 1980’s, I heard a lot of words like “data input” and “beta version.” They confused me. I wanted desperately to know what people were talking about, what Big Secret resided in the computer industry. Now that I’ve worked in a computer company for a few years, I’ve gained…
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Nerd Hunting Season
A trucker hauling computers and accessories is driving down the highway late one night when he sees a truck stop on the side of the road. He pulls over for a pit stop and approaching the door he sees a sign that says: NO NERDS. He shrugs it off and enters. He’s greeted by the…
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Computer Warranty
After buying a computer from a dealer of shady repute, the hapless customer unpacked his new toy and plugged it in to find it Dead On Arrival. Naturally, after checking the usual things (accepted for the computer warranty), he called the dealer and explained the problem. First question from Deviously Evasive Dealer (DED): “Did you check to see…
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High-Tech Toilet
State of the Art Toilet in the year 2000 Back in the days of desktop computers and floppy disks, a high-tech toilet would look like the picture above. While toilets have not changed much, high-tech certainly has since the turn-of-the-century computers.